This research was funded by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers Program of the National Science Foundation (Award # NSF-0425826).
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Multiscale Directed Assembly of Polymer Blends Using Chemically Functionalized Nanoscale-Patterned Templates†
Article first published online: 18 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1002/smll.200901530
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How to Cite
Chiota, J., Shearer, J., Wei, M., Barry, C. and Mead, J. (2009), Multiscale Directed Assembly of Polymer Blends Using Chemically Functionalized Nanoscale-Patterned Templates. Small, 5: 2788–2791. doi: 10.1002/smll.200901530
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 DEC 2009
- Article first published online: 18 NOV 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 6 OCT 2009
- Manuscript Received: 17 AUG 2009
Keywords:
- biosensors;
- dip-pen nanolithography;
- patterning;
- polymer blends
This study focuses on the rapid directed nanoscale assembly of polystyrene/polymethyl methacrylate blends into complex patterns of non-uniform geometries at multiple length scales on a single template. The patterns were created using alkanethiols on gold templates (see image) patterned by dip-pen nanolithography. These chemically functionalized nanotemplates direct the nanoscale assembly of polymer blends into non-uniform patterns in short times.